Simple Quirky Daisies - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

 Good morning! Today I've got a more clean and simple floral card, a little more on the cute and quirky side, but still using the new Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp. I love how floral cards can go anywhere from more elegant and fancy like last night's card, to cute and modern like today's card! Which style is your favorite?

For this card, I also used a new die set that is mostly designed for a larger size card - the A7 Arches die. The great thing about using this die for smaller sized cards is that it is taller and thinner, so you get an entirely different look. I love how it almost feels like the right size for stained glass! I cut a window from an A2 panel of white cardstock, then nested the same size and one size larger to create a frame from Ivory glitter cardstock. I backed the window with some Rainbow Splash Caramel cardstock, and popped the front panel up with foam adhesive. I die cut the new Quirky Daisies die set from Rainbow Splash Emerald cardstock, Simon Says Stamp Honey cardstock, and then white cardstock, and assembled, then tucked the bottom under the lower edge of the frame, and the flowers up with foam adhesive. Sentiment is from Cottagecore Flowers set, and a tiny row of Clear Dazzling Gems went up in the top right side of the arch. A tiny bow cut from Little Bows die set and more of the same glitter cardstock is the final touch! Here is a closer look:

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Wishing You Joy - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

  Good evening! Tonight I've got a stenciled and layered card with some beautiful flowers to share. I used a new coloring stencil that coordinates with one of my favorite older floral stamp sets - the new stencil was part of the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp! I love how it gave new life to this beautiful set!

I used the appropriately named Beautiful Flowers set for this card - beginning by stamping the image on a panel of white cardstock with Shark ink and leaving the stamp lined up in my MISTI. I used the new coordinating stencils to add color using Ballerina and Fairy for the lighter flowers, Punch and Cabernet for the deeper ones, then Aspen and Pine for the leaves. I then put that stenciled image back in my MISTI, and restamped over the top with Dolphin ink. I thought about stamping in black, but I loved the soft look of these florals with the gray ink! I then die cut it with the coordinating die, before carefully trimming it in half. I used a cardbase created with Starlight cardstock, and adhered my florals with foam squares. Next, I stamped the sentiments from the set directly on the cardbase, then masked off with a bit of low tack tape. I then added some gold splatters with my Starry Colors palette over the florals and the cardfront. Finished off with a few Trinity Gloss White Sparkle Gems! Here are more photos of these lovely blooms:

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Foxy Treat Box - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good morning! Today I've got a fun treat box to share with you - once again using that adorable fox set from the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp! While I did purchase that treat box die from Simon Says Stamp, I noticed it is not available anymore there unfortunately. It is the Spellbinders Ribbon Box die if you end up wanting to search for it - and I linked up a couple alternatives below in case you wanted to recreate the design with a slightly differently shaped box!

I cut the box from Cream cardstock, then wrapped the White May Arts Ribbon around and tied at the top - it could easily be untied after it was assembled, to put something inside it. I added a strip of silver Metallic Kraft cardstock on the bottom, then a Nested Rounded Heart cut from Ivory glitter cardstock. I added the fox from Clever Fox, colored with the stencils and the same ink colors as the past couple cards - Clay, Terracotta, Ballerina, Cozy, and Buttercream inks using the new Detail Shading brushes. Sentiment is from Balloon Critters, heat embossed in white on black cardstock. A few sparkly Dazzling Gems in Clear finish this project off! Here are more photos:

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Hey Foxy - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good evening! Tonight I've got a clean and classy birthday card using one of my favorite sets from the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - I have always adored foxes, and I've used this one set so much already! As I mentioned previously, it also has coordinating stencils, which just makes it even MORE fun!

The fox was stamped, stenciled, and die cut with the fun Clever Fox set - I used Clay, Terracotta, Ballerina, Cozy, and Buttercream inks to color it in with the fun new Detail Shading brush. For the cardbase, I used the smallest size of the Elongated Hexagons stencils from a previous release on some Sea Glass cardstock and blended Surf and Ocean for a tone on tone focal point using the new Large Shading Brush. I planned where to put that cute fox, and stamped my sentiments around it, then masked them off and added a good dose of White Splatter. Once that dried, I added the fox with foam adhesive, rounded off a couple corners, and added a couple rows of Clear Dazzling gems! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Bring on the Sun - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good morning! I'm back with some bright and sunny inspiration using the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - I actually have two cards to share today! There is only one tiny difference, but if you scroll down to the very bottom of this post, you can see how I customized one of the two of these cards I made for my oldest daughter's birthday. When you think about it, almost ANY card can be a birthday card, especially with a tiny adjustment to the sentiment!

For both of these cards, I stamped the image from Bring on the Sun on watercolor cardstock, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder over the black ink to add a bit of extra shine. I then colored the images with some fun Altenew watercolors in bright, tropical colors. Once it dried, I die cut both of them with a Squoval die sized to nest inside one of the new Embossed Squovals which I die cut from Honey Gold cardstock. I used the new Dotty Contour embossing folder on white cardstock to create a background, then matted that on a tiny edge of Audrey cardstock. Sentiment is another new set that I just love called Chill Vibes! You can stamp just the outline, or just the solid image, or pair them together as I did here. I used a blend of Zest and Blush ink to stamp the sentiment in two tones, overlapping the ink slightly for a smooth blend. A tiny row of Clear Dazzling gems finish this card off - and the card at the very bottom has a tiny "happy birthday" added to it with the Happy Bee Day stamp set that now has a new coordinating die in this release. Make sure to scroll through all the photos to see that one at the bottom:

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Up, Up, and Hooray - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure to check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE not-yet-released adorable Deco Blossoms stamp set set FREE with any purchase from the Shine On Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through June 28, 2026 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I'm so excited with how my card for today turned out! Several days ago the idea hit me, and I had a ton of fun putting it together! This card was inspired by the Disney movie Up, of course! Keep reading to find out how I put it together!

As I was going through the items for the release, and deciding what to create my next card with, I suddenly noticed how perfectly sized these two images were to work together for this little scene. I used the balloons from Balloon Critters and one of the houses from the Cottagecore set. I started off by stamping and heat embossing both of my images on watercolor paper, then watercoloring with my Gansai Tambai watercolors in a bright color palette. Once they dried, I die cut them with the coordinating dies. For the background, I used a previously released embossing folder called Heart Showers. It also has a coordinating cloud die that I was able to put to use! I used Sea Glass cardstock, and matted it with black cardstock, and then cut lots of extra clouds from white cardstock. You can also emboss those, but for this card I just left them plain die cut. I even layered one over the top of the balloons to make it feel more dimensional. I couldn't resist that PERFECT sentiment from the Balloon Critters set, heat embossed in white on black cardstock, and trimmed to a thin strip. I used lots of foam adhesive, and fun angles to add to the playfulness of the card. Finished off with some white gel pen accents, and a few tiny Clear Dazzling gems sprinkled on the clouds to finish off! Here are more photos of all the little hidden details on this card:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says Stamp will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

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Nina-Marie Trapani

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Suzy Plantamura

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Bibi Cameron

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Kim Hamilton

Mary Reiner

Maura Hibbitts

Bonnie Crane

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